Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/04/28
By Chen Yen-chun and Kuan-lin Liu
Taipei, April 28 (CNA) The Taipei City government signed the official documents on
Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲, left)
Friday for the construction of a new mosque in city, which will be a joint project with the government of Turkey, Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) said Saturday.
Speaking at the 58th anniversary ceremony of the Taipei Grand Mosque, Ko said Taipei has decided to build another mosque to accommodate the growing Muslim population in the country.
He said the city government is looking at two sites for the construction of a complex capable of accommodating 50,000 people, but he did not disclose which locations were being considered.
The idea of building a third mosque in Taipei, at a cost of millions of U.S. dollars, was proposed by Turkey in January, according to Ko. [FULL STORY]
